SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T15:45:15-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsMikeGrusin on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzMikeGrusinurn:uuid:ef9af97c-1434-d8e1-ab97-3e03dcf8b51e2014-03-25T11:38:32-06:00<p>Once you <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ceramic+resonator+circuit" rel="nofollow" >buffer the resonator&rsquo;s output with a transistor or logic gate</a>, you can certainly use it as a clock source for many things including a step-up. I&rsquo;ll note that many step-up designs involve some sort of voltage monitoring loop that changes the frequency to keep the output at a given voltage; but if you don&rsquo;t care about the exact voltage coming out you can run it open-loop.</p>nerdboy64 on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHznerdboy64urn:uuid:291b3f2b-78e7-78b9-0fa0-56ab27f1d07d2014-03-24T16:47:45-06:00<p>Would a resonator like this work as the timing element in a boost converter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter)? I&rsquo;ve mostly found pictures online of people using 555 timer circuits, but according to Adafruit&rsquo;s calculator (http://learn.adafruit.com/diy-boost-calc/the-calculator), the higher frequency, not to mention slimmer profile, of something like this would seem to make the converter more efficient.</p>
<p>EDIT: To be clear, I need a converter with a very high step-up ratio for charging big capacitors.</p>WizenedEE on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzWizenedEEurn:uuid:94138c8e-a173-dc23-0d6e-48122dc2a1bd2011-08-04T00:01:39-06:00<p>it doesn&rsquo;t matter.</p>blackle on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzblackleurn:uuid:2f36f61e-771f-e201-df87-64491264e3862011-03-26T10:47:28-06:00<p>right and left when seen looking at the label?</p>Klone38 on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzKlone38urn:uuid:7a0eb95f-c4a1-2e57-7523-ea9a68ea8b642011-02-27T17:48:41-07:00<p>That&rsquo;s exactly the point. Also i have found more expensive crystals on the market but these seem relatively cheaper. Maybe your just getting a nice deal on crystals at sparkfun.</p>IllogicGate on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzIllogicGateurn:uuid:0944f903-b2d3-69b1-5d36-aab02022b3972011-02-21T13:23:45-07:00<p>If they&rsquo;re &ldquo;lower cost&rdquo;, why are they the same price as the Xtals? or does &ldquo;lower cost&rdquo; mean lower <strong><em>overall</em></strong> cost because you don&rsquo;t need to buy the caps?</p>Young Maker on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzYoung Makerurn:uuid:99d07978-7600-5ee4-eda5-7153ac1d12042011-02-18T19:00:46-07:00<p>yepp. pertty much it. and if you want like super accurate serial, if you need it. or tother prototcols</p>IllogicGate on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzIllogicGateurn:uuid:e4a60c15-554d-9e4c-b591-a3563c4993222011-02-17T19:12:28-07:00<p>Uhhhh&hellip; yes, it is. If you are doing anything time-sensitive, like generating sound, the speed that the code runs at will drift. And the pitch of your sound will go up and down. If you have perfect pitch like me, that can be annoying. BUT if you use a crystal, then the drift will be near zero.</p>MattTheGeek on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzMattTheGeekurn:uuid:1d95683c-0fff-f642-bbc9-2035ee19597e2011-02-16T02:44:36-07:00<p>i don&rsquo;t think tolerance is a issue.</p>whateverman on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzwhatevermanurn:uuid:729d7097-3834-75fd-bf14-20f44eff644e2011-02-07T01:33:43-07:00<p>The middle pin is the ground; if you&rsquo;re using an atmega328 for example, the right and left pins connect to pins 9 and 10 and middle pin goes to ground.</p>sethborders on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzsethbordersurn:uuid:f08747da-c996-c24e-2065-84a2e32879e62011-01-25T07:47:13-07:00<p>The datasheet doesnt seem to have a pinout. How would I connect this?</p>Young Maker on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzYoung Makerurn:uuid:693ff49d-95ad-4b29-7200-c1049f2091952011-01-21T06:18:53-07:00<p>It is like that but has much less tolerance</p>arduino1324 on COM-09420 - Ceramic Resonator 16MHzarduino1324urn:uuid:2acd2acd-27d6-a454-658b-9bc5e7ade1622010-10-20T20:09:17-06:00<p>i would recommend this product to everyone !!!<br/>
it&rsquo;s basically a 16MHz crystal with built in capacitors.<br/>
i use this with my atmega328 and it works great!</p>